Songs For A Tailor
by Jack Bruce

Songs For A Tailor by Jack Bruce
Year: 1969
Overall rank: 9,287th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 55 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (142nd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (670th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,287th)

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Songs for a Tailor by Jack Bruce (CD, 1969 release, 2003)
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Overall rank: 9,287th | 1960s rank: 670th | 1969 rank: 142nd
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2026stevengnzTop 65 Music Albums of 196945/652
2026 RomanelliTop 39 Music Albums of 196936/391
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 2301-240016/100 -
2026JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1969 by Ultimate Record Collector90/100 -
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 196987/1001
2025JohnnyoTop albums of 1969 (101 - 200)40/43 -
2025dukeboxkoolTop 100 Music Albums of 196956/1002
2025JohnnyoNorth of the border35/54 -
2025 zags7000Top 93 Music Albums of 196977/931
2025BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 196992/1000
2025haholTop 100 Greatest Music Albums82/10017
2025WayneMCTop 100 Music Albums of 196969/1002
2024 EyeKanFlyAM Bubbling Under 1960s 194/100 -
2024 flamingyesdeptTop 83 Music Albums of 196943/832
2024Steppenwolf666Pokora's masterpieces of music (Part 5)1/26 -
2024Error FinnTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s84/1003
2024 meccaleccaTop 99 Music Albums of 196997/990
2024JohnnyoGreatest albums of the 60's (301 - 400) by URC87/100 -
2024Steppenwolf6661969 3RD 1008/99 -
2023Rm12398Top 100 Music Albums of 196997/1000
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 48
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 130
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73/100 (from 55 votes)
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12/06/2025 18:23 Pienk  Ratings distribution  70980/100
 
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09/03/2025 18:01 Johnnyo  Ratings distribution  9,67977/100
 
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03/12/2023 08:03 Jboy56  Ratings distribution  4,26878/100
 
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From 03/12/2023 08:05 | #294929
This album embraces all possible genres, but not what Cream represented, I found this album uninteresting, sorry. Albeit being a master of his instrument the songs are not that good.
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From 04/15/2016 11:15 | #163847
Jack Bruce has never got the recognition he deserves in rock history! The bassplayer from Cream had classical background,a stylist on bass, but a multiinstrumentalist as well. His albumdebut on his own beat all the Cream music by miles, setting a new standard touching jazz, blues, ballads and rock within his horizon. I love all the tracks, but the standout is his masterpiece "Theme from an imaginary Western". Melodic, wellstructured and with a fluidity of many instruments working in a synergistic soundscape. RIP Mr. Bruce! You were a genious!
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